Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana
Does a signed but not witnessed will written by the will's subject and sent to family members years before death qualify as a legal will in Louisiana?
Asked on 1/16/11, 9:37 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Adam Lambert
The Law Office of Adam S. Lambert
It may be a valid will if it was written COMPLETELY in the decedent's own hand. Now, that means that 100% of it must be written by him. Nothing pre-printed, typed, or printed from a computer and nothing written by anyone other than him personally.
Answered on 1/21/11, 2:16 pm